Summary: Dan Harris used to think meditation was for "bearded swamis, unwashed hippies and fans of John Tesh music." That all changed after he had a panic attack on live TV. And hiker Belden Lane on the spiritual wisdom of wilderness.

Summary: Now that he's stepping down from Religion News Service, our longtime news anaylst opens up about his struggle to shield his own same-sex marriage from the rest of the religion world. And how "Halal in the Family" is testing stereotypes through the TV sitcom.

Summary: Nearly a quarter of Americans say they can experience God as a living being. But thinking of God as real is hard. It takes practice, imagination, and above all, faith. And the strange pact between Jews and Evangelicals.